Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
7 of 13 right
- Result Newcastle United win50% 4-1
- Double chance Newcastle United or draw (X2)78% 4-1
- Both teams to score Yes60% Yes
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.559% 5 goals
- More corners Newcastle United49% Newcastle United (2-6)
- Yellow cards Around average 2 yellow cards · league 3.9
- Yellow cards 2 yellow cards 3.5 Over52% 4.5 Under67% 5.5 Under82%
- Corners Around average 8 corners · league 9.2
- Corners 8 corners 8.5 Over60% 9.5 Under51% 10.5 Under62%
Match stats
Coventry City Newcastle United
- 4 Goals 1
- 1 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
- 2 Corners 6
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Coventry City vs Newcastle United meet at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Monday 12 October 2026 in Matchday 6 of the Premier League, and our model picks a Newcastle United win, with Newcastle United win or draw as the double chance.
Why this pick?
Our model's result pick is a Newcastle United win, mainly because it rates the visitors above the Premier League average on our strength rating while newly promoted Coventry City sit clearly below it. The obvious counterweight is home advantage for Coventry City, and it carries real weight. Even so, the gap in our ratings is wide enough to carry the call, and our goal model reads the matchup the same way: Newcastle's attack rating of 79 stands out here, against a side that has managed a single goal in five league games. The call is a moderate one.
Both teams to score: Our model expects both teams to score: home advantage gives Coventry City a route forward, Newcastle are rated well above the Premier League average going forward, and Coventry's defence concedes more than most. The hosts' weak attack is the main argument against.
Form guide
Coventry City
- W 1-0 at Nottingham Forest (A) Premier League · 19 Sep
- L 1-3 vs Aston Villa (H) EFL Cup · 16 Sep
- L 0-5 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Premier League · 13 Sep
- L 0-1 at Manchester City (A) Premier League · 5 Sep
- L 0-1 vs Hull City (H) Premier League · 29 Aug
Newcastle United
- W 2-1 vs Hull City (H) Premier League · 19 Sep
- L 1-4 at Leeds United (A) Premier League · 14 Sep
- W 1-0 at Millwall (A) EFL Cup · 8 Sep
- D 2-2 vs AFC Bournemouth (H) Premier League · 5 Sep
- W 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur (A) Premier League · 29 Aug
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
Coventry City and Newcastle United have not met in our records since 2010.
Premier League so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9:9 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1:10 | -9 | 3 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier League, Matchday 6
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands
Questions and answers
What was the score of Coventry City vs Newcastle United?
Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United in the Premier League (Matchday 6) on Monday 12 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Coventry City vs Newcastle United right?
No: our result pick was Newcastle United win, and the score after 90 minutes was 4-1. 7 of our 13 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Coventry City vs Newcastle United?
2 yellow cards (Coventry City 1, Newcastle United 1), no red cards and 8 corners (Coventry City 2, Newcastle United 6).
Times are UTC.